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John Wahl
@midlifesidequest.bsky.social
Host of the MIDLIFE SIDEQUEST podcast.
New episodes Thursday morning.

Middle aged husband and dad.
Lover of great food & video games.
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Mail + Links: https://linktr.ee/midlifesidequest?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=ce3b1191-58fb-430c-b0
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MIDLIFE SIDEQUEST is the weekly gaming podcast to fit your busy day! Perfect for the morning commute or with that first coffee! ☕️☀️

Gaming impressions, industry news, and tales of a Gen X geek. All in just 15 minutes!

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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If you’re in the market for a racing wheel, the VelocityOne Race KD3 is kind of amazing. 🏎️
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Before this weekend I hadn’t turn on my PS5 in almost a year, so it was the first time I’d seen Gears of War in the PlayStation Store.

Yeah, that’s weird. 😂
November 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
For the record, this kind of stupid bullshit doesn’t just hurt trans people. Anybody who is deemed too feminine or masculine will be targeted as well.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Trans people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look
The Times has seen the equalities watchdog’s final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I was talked into getting a Costco membership today, and there’s something about being in that kind of store that just eats away at my soul.
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Get on this !! 🤘🏻
🔥🎸CONTEST🎸🔥

There are TWO ways to win a Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller from @turtlebeach.bsky.social!!

1) Follow the steps in the post below

2) Listen to the latest Midlife SideQuest for details

WINNER will be announced on Black Friday!!
I’m giving away a PDP Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller!! Enter to win with 3 easy steps! 🎸

1. Follow me on BlueSky
2. Share this post
3. Comment with your favorite song to play on Rock Band/Fortnite Festival

US residents only. Winner announced on Black Friday
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Removed from all of the corporate and managerial issues they face, this is what I would do to try to revitalize the Xbox brand.

Nostalgia and community.

Bring back blades and have a dedicated community hub with new avatars and a rotating free to play game line up. UNO, 1 vs 100, Geometry Wars.
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🔥🎸CONTEST🎸🔥

There are TWO ways to win a Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller from @turtlebeach.bsky.social!!

1) Follow the steps in the post below

2) Listen to the latest Midlife SideQuest for details

WINNER will be announced on Black Friday!!
I’m giving away a PDP Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller!! Enter to win with 3 easy steps! 🎸

1. Follow me on BlueSky
2. Share this post
3. Comment with your favorite song to play on Rock Band/Fortnite Festival

US residents only. Winner announced on Black Friday
November 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Started Ghost of Yotei today and digging it quite a bit so far, but can we PLEASE stop it with tying mechanics to the touch pad and motion controls?? It’s just so annoying.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Happy 20th birthday to what is, in my opinion, the best console of all time.
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I want to be happy about this. But also we don’t get nice things and inevitably there’s gonna be some catch.
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BREAKING: Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign from office in January. https://cnn.it/3XH2KWf
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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The good people at @turtlebeach.bsky.social sent over the VelocityOne Race KD3 for me to check out, so let’s open it up!
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The good people at @turtlebeach.bsky.social sent over the VelocityOne Race KD3 for me to check out, so let’s open it up!
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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After seven years (and an hour’s worth of technical challenges), we are about to kick off the first drum marathon I’ve done in like seven years! 12 hours of drums! For Extra Life! Get in here! Twitch.tv/nextlander
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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In the PS2 days it was probably Kansas's Carry on my Wayward Son. In Rock Band my friends and I played Enter Sandman so much we could 100% our respective parts.
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Attention all #RockBand players!!
I’m giving away a PDP Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller!! Enter to win with 3 easy steps! 🎸

1. Follow me on BlueSky
2. Share this post
3. Comment with your favorite song to play on Rock Band/Fortnite Festival

US residents only. Winner announced on Black Friday
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Good morning kiddos!☀️

On today’s episode of Midlife SideQuest I’m sharing my list of the most RAD STUFF OF 2025!!

Including the Ice Breaker controller from @xbox.com, a subscription to @gameinformer.com, and the VelocityOne Race KD3 from @turtlebeach.bsky.social!

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November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Prequel to the Sequel by Between the Buried and Me (one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands and a real workout on guitar!)
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Somebody told me by The Killers.

Painted Black in Guitar Hero back in the day 🤘🏻

Haven’t played Fortnite Festival
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Dear god that’s a terrifying photo. Gollum ass looking MFer
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I’m giving away a PDP Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller!! Enter to win with 3 easy steps! 🎸

1. Follow me on BlueSky
2. Share this post
3. Comment with your favorite song to play on Rock Band/Fortnite Festival

US residents only. Winner announced on Black Friday
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Good morning kiddos!☀️

On today’s episode of Midlife SideQuest I’m sharing my list of the most RAD STUFF OF 2025!!

Including the Ice Breaker controller from @xbox.com, a subscription to @gameinformer.com, and the VelocityOne Race KD3 from @turtlebeach.bsky.social!

🎙️ audioboom.com/posts/880855...
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I think this is the year that I have spent the least amount of time with Game of the Year nominees.

I finished DK Bananza, made it a dozen or so hours into Expedition 33, didn’t play the others.
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Got a really fun episode planned for tomorrow! I channel my inner Oprah to reveal my Rad Stuff of 2025 list! Plus I’ll be giving one of the items away to a lucky listener!

Subscribe now to get the episode as soon as it drops!

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November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Republicans going through the Epstein files before they go public…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM